You have been selected by the Office of Naval Intelligence, having demonstrated great skill, cunning, a willingness to sacrifice for the good of humanity, and, most of all, luck. You stand now as the best that the UNSC has to offer. Men and women, soldiers, the elite amongst even the elite. The chosen few, a decision that has not been made lightly.

Welcome to the BLACK Initiative.

Handpicked by ONI Section III Special Tactics and Operations, you have summarily been reassigned to the UNSC Memento Mori currently in orbit above the bastion world of Reach as the newest member of Eclipse, a recently established black-ops force under the direct orders of the Office of Naval Intelligence STO and commanding officer Ethan Woods. It is expected of you to take upon yourself duties deemed vital to the continued existence of mankind. Officially you do not exist. Standard procedure no more has meaning. Your only goal is the success of the mission no matter the cost.

Failure was never an option.

You are a member of an ONI special operations team aboard the UNSC Memento Mori and will be undertaking various operations deemed vital to the human war effort. Player characters can hail from any of the UNSC branches (Army, AF, Navy, Marines, etc.). Covenant will be the primary enemy encountered though Insurrectionist will play a minor role early on. The plot will be divided into three (possibly four) main acts, further divided into standalone missions with downtime in between each. Each mission will have various objectives that need to be completed though there will be no predefined way (in most cases) for any objective to be accomplished. No one person is a potential one man army and as such teamwork should be prioritized. I only ask that most everything (encounters for example) be handled with one's best judgement to keep the story interesting.

- STATUS

UNSC Memento Mori currently en route to the Atlas Moons.

- BLACK Initiative

Established in 2546, the BLACK Initiative is a clandestine venture headed by the Office of Naval Intelligence Special Tactics and Operations. Focused primarily on unorthodox combat strategies, BLACK divisions are meant to function in similar capacity to that of SPARTAN soldiers, often deployed when SPARTAN units are unavailable. Divisions are granted near complete autonomy and often operate separate from usual command hierarchy.

Operations include but are not limited to assassinations, counter-terrorism, espionage, and planetary defense.

<> ECLIPSE

Established: 2549Commander: Lt. Ethan WoodsShip: UNSC Memento Mori

Status:Active

Info: A newly formed division, Eclipse has yet to prove itself.

<> NEBULA

Established: 2548Commander: Lt. Nick FullerShip: UNSC Laguna

Status:Active

Info: This division has seen few large-scale engagements, participating primarily in disruptive attacks to great success near and around the outer colonies.

<> NOVA

Established: 2547Commander: 2Lt. Taina KohlerShip: UNSC Spyglass

Status:Active

Info: Chiefly a scouting unit, this division is most active well behind enemy lines. Gathered intel has successfully aided ONI on several occasions in repelling would-be Covenant assaults.

<> PULSAR

Established: 2547Commander: Maj. Thomas DeckmanShip: UNSC Caledonia

Status:Inactive

Info: Having fought during the Battle of Skopje shortly after formation, this division would go on to have a success rate exceeding 90%. Renowned for combat effectiveness, an engagement outside of known human space would leave the unit disbanded after the loss of most of its crew. Mission details remain classified.

Info: The first of the BLACK Initiative, this division would serve as a basis for future endeavours by ONI STO. Sadly all hands were loss while operating within Covenant space.

/ / UNSC Memento Mori / /

Hades-class stealth frigate

Info:

One of few Hades-class frigates constructed – all of which fall under ONI STO jurisdiction – the UNSC Memento Mori has only recently been cleared for active duty. State of the art and designed to be operated independently with what scarcely amounts to a skeleton crew, the light frigate relies heavily on stealth and maneuverability to survive encounters, though is quite capable of engaging light tonnage Covenant vessels with a high degree of success.

A civilian freighter inbound to the inner colonies was seized by insurrectionist shortly after leaving port in the Ectanus 45 system. The crew successfully managed to disable the ship’s slipspace drive and naval vessels are currently shadowing the stricken craft, however, any attempt by UNSC forces to retake the ship will result in the execution of all hostages onboard. Alternatively, should the slipspace drive be made operational Cole Protocol will be forcibly enacted. A BLACK division should have no trouble reaching and securing the freighter.

OBJECTIVE> Secure all hostages.> Eliminate all hostile forces.

<> 02: Hushed Casket

The UNSC Daedalus, an ONI Prowler, has been operating within enemy territory for the past seven months. Its operations are CLASSIFIED. Rendesvous with the Daedalus within the Gogol star system and ensure its safe return to UNSC space.

2: No Godmodding or Metagaming unless given permission to do so. Moving a squad forward during a mission is okay.

3: Use grammar and correct sentence structure, paragraphs, and anything else to make your posts readable. A wall of text with no divisions separating individual paragraphs will not be tolerated.

4: No dismally short posts. No set minimum but posts should preferably have several sentences if not at least a paragraph.

5: Be courteous to one another OOC. No spamming or hateful arguing. Being off topic from time to time is okay.

6: Must understand basic Halo lore. Any questions, feel free to ask.

7: No need to be online 24/7 (I won't due to RL responsibilities) but try to remain somewhat active if you apply. If things happen IRL or you will be gone for any reason whatsoever then please leave a message stating that you will be absent beforehand, otherwise you will be considered INACTIVE and could well be killed off IC.

8: You are not Master Chief. Yes, you are a member of a highly trained spec-ops unit but engagements should not be a walk in the park every single time you run into the enemy. Danger and the threat of death should always be present, otherwise this RP would be boring.

9: Absolutely no SPARTAN-II's and no SPARTAN-III's unless given permission, and must have an interesting back story as to why they have been assigned to Eclipse.

10: Don't stress; have fun.

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> Ethan was born on the agriculture world of Harvest in late 2517. Having lived a normal if not brief childhood, the young boy would lose his entire family during the Covenant assault on the planet, his elder sister's pendent being the only keepsake to remind him of his former home. Orphaned, Ethan would spend the next few years on Tribute, later enrolling into an UNSC academy where he would stand amongst his peers as one of the top graduates. Soon after he would take part in a successful campaign against Insurrectionist operating in and around the planet Reach following a deadly terrorist attack in the city of New Alexandria. Ethan would be promoted for his efforts.

The next few years would be spent in the outer colonies with Ethan seeing combat against the Covenant on several occasions aboard the UNSC Gargantuan, including but not limited to the Battle of Miridem and the Battle of Draco III. Following the Battle of Sargasso, Ethan would be accepted into the ranks of the ODST 14th Squadron and assigned to the UNSC Avalon. During the Siege of Paris IV, Ethan would lead a successful engagement against a Covenant armor battalion in an effort to rescue a captured ONI field operative. Scouted by ONI Section III for his part, Ethan was quickly drafted into the BLACK Initiative and assigned as commanding officer of Eclipse aboard the UNSC Memento Mori. Despite his unwillingness to accept such a position he ultimately had little choice in the matter.

A skilled and capable soldier, his abilities as a leader would soon be tested.

Bresslerr stands at 6' 2 and has little excess fat on his body leaving only muscle and bones and their place to fill up his bear like stature. His graying hair is kept in the standard Marine Corps high and tight, and his facial hair is non-existent when circumstances allow for it. His body is a roadmap of all the ways the Covenant have tried to kill him; his left arm and lower neck have serious scarring from plasma burns caused by a Wraith's plasma mortar while his face has three scars running from the top left of his head all the way down to his right cheek courtesy of a Yanme'e drone. The injuries recieved from the drone caused Bressler to receive a flash cloned eye which unlike it's original dark grey, is an almost lightish blue color. Bressler also suffered from an energy sword to the chest which punctured one lung but missed his heart and spine by a miraculous feat.

His standard uniform is the regular standard issued ODST BDU's and armor with no identifying marks or customization of the armor. The only thing that sets him apart is the fact that he dislikes the standard ODST helmet and instead wears a black fatigue cap with Gunnery Sergeant chevrons sewn onto the front.

Bio: Nathaniel Bressler was born into a marine family in Quantico, Virginia at the marine post's local hospital. His parents deployed while he was young and were killed by an Insurrectionist bombing of their troop transport in Epsilon Eridani. Bressler was put into the UNSC Child Care Services and was shuffled through multiple families until he enlisted at the age of 17 in the UNSC Marine Corps and was selected for Demolitions training after boot camp due to his proficiency with the explosive portion of boot camp. After Demolition's training Bressler was selected for training in MARSOC where he underwent months of intense training and orbital maneuvers before being shipped off to war. Bressler then saw combat on multiple worlds against Covenant and Insurrectionist forces as a special forces operator attached to a unit dedicated to enforcing the Cole Protocol. For most of his military career Bressler's unit was sent into overrun territory and failed evac sites to ensure that no possible traces of Earth's location remained anywhere a job that was to be carried out through any means necessary; in fact Bressler's unit is credited with detonating a Havoc tactical nuclear warhead to destroy a wrecked destroyer that might have held a salvageable nav chip as well as the Covenant battalion shifting through the wreckage.

The Havoc Incident caused the unit to be rotated away from the front-lines for R-R to a nearby UNSC world known as Paris IV; The Resolution had just arrived near the planet when the Covenant arrived. Bressler's unit was quickly deployed dirt side to hold the aliens off from an evacuation site in a shipyard and to destroy the port's mainframes. For a few hours the marines held off a seemingly endless wave of grunts as shuttles took off to try to make their escape. However, this success brought the attention of a unit of Spec-Ops elites in the nearby area who were supported by heavy artillery in the form of Scarabs. The marines had no chance against the new hostiles and were decimated along with the evac site and the hundreds of civilians still trapped in the port. During the fighting Bressler was speared by an Elite's energy sword but miraculously survived albeit severely injured, which effectively put the marine out of commission for the rest of the massacre that ensured. Bressler was later evacuated by a UNSC Army company that had been decimated in an encounter with several Hunter pairs earlier in the battle. Bressler was evac'd to reach where he was treated for his wounds and recovered from them quickly in hopes of returning to the fight. However, the marine was not given the chance as he was instead given the slate of Drop Pod Instructor for the various new ODST volunteers that flooded into recruiting stations as the colonies began to dwindle; that was until an ONI agent handed the marine sealed orders to report to a classified ship with a classified mission.

Hopefully. No new posts for a while and I'm hoping it stays that way. Apparently one of the guys did post in OOC, but it was for a new RP he's planning, so I really don't care. I don't plan on continuing to post and would rather it go quietly into that good night.

It was a decent experiment, but I don't think I'm cut out for OPing at the moment.

New Grestin wrote:Hopefully. No new posts for a while and I'm hoping it stays that way. Apparently one of the guys did post in OOC, but it was for a new RP he's planning, so I really don't care. I don't plan on continuing to post and would rather it go quietly into that good night.

It was a decent experiment, but I don't think I'm cut out for OPing at the moment.

Win some, lose some. I think you'd make a great OP. I mean, you're a great writer.

New Grestin wrote:Hopefully. No new posts for a while and I'm hoping it stays that way. Apparently one of the guys did post in OOC, but it was for a new RP he's planning, so I really don't care. I don't plan on continuing to post and would rather it go quietly into that good night.

It was a decent experiment, but I don't think I'm cut out for OPing at the moment.

Win some, lose some. I think you'd make a great OP. I mean, you're a great writer.

Still working on dat OUTBREAK post. Gonna wrap that up and get an application ready for this. The Halo Universe needs a Deckard, it seems.

PROFESSIONAL CRITIC OF ALL THINGS GENSECThere never has been, nor will there ever be, such thing as a wallenburger.grestin went through the MKULTRA program and he has more of a free will than wallenburg does - Imperial Idaho

Armeia: Nordic/Germanic/Japanese nation with a quite corrupt government and a militaristic society.Sporting Achievements: Emperor's Cup I champions, Emperor's Cup II runner ups, U-18 World Cup I Third Place

> Born in Elysium City in 2520 to Jackson and Helena Deckard. Both parents, whom were active members of the insurrectionist movement, were killed during a UNSC crackdown. Caroline was then raised by her grandparents until 2530, when Covenant forces glassed the planet. Though she escaped the attack, her grandparents and her remaining family were killed. At the age of 18, she enlisted in the Marines and underwent extensive marksman training. She graduated at the top of her class and was posted with a Marine regiment on Sargasso. The subsequent Covenant glassing of the planet left few survivors, with Caroline only narrowly avoiding death at the hands of the Covenant forces. She was, however, severely wounded during the battle by plasma fire. This left her back and left arm badly scarred, though she survived and would fight in various skirmishes against Covenant forces.

Her number of confirmed kills was what drew her into the BLACK Initiative, with her having eliminated multiple Sangheili Field Marshals and, in one instance, eliminating a Hunter with a single, well-placed shot. Despite the opportunity to work within ONI, Caroline still harbors some ill will towards the UNSC for her parent's deaths. She had little choice in joining the Initiative, however, as she wasn't particularly keen on what might happen if she said no.

RP EXAMPLES

> OUTBREAK: A Survival RP> There's some others, but frankly, I can't be bothered to hunt down the link. I think we both know I'm solid.

Note: You'll forgive me if my information isn't 100% fool-proof. I'm still brushing up on Halo Lore and I wrote the majority of this while battling a headache. I can edit anything that might not be totally adherent to the Lore, but I think this should be fine.

> Born in Elysium City in 2520 to Jackson and Helena Deckard. Both parents, whom were active members of the insurrectionist movement, were killed during a UNSC crackdown. Caroline was then raised by her grandparents until 2530, when Covenant forces glassed the planet. Though she escaped the attack, her grandparents and her remaining family were killed. At the age of 18, she enlisted in the Marines and underwent extensive marksman training. She graduated at the top of her class and was posted with a Marine regiment on Sargasso. The subsequent Covenant glassing of the planet left few survivors, with Caroline only narrowly avoiding death at the hands of the Covenant forces. She was, however, severely wounded during the battle by plasma fire. This left her back and left arm badly scarred, though she survived and would fight in various skirmishes against Covenant forces.

Her number of confirmed kills was what drew her into the BLACK Initiative, with her having eliminated multiple Sangheili Field Marshals and, in one instance, eliminating a Hunter with a single, well-placed shot. Despite the opportunity to work within ONI, Caroline still harbors some ill will towards the UNSC for her parent's deaths. She had little choice in joining the Initiative, however, as she wasn't particularly keen on what might happen if she said no.

RP EXAMPLES

> OUTBREAK: A Survival RP> There's some others, but frankly, I can't be bothered to hunt down the link. I think we both know I'm solid.

Note: You'll forgive me if my information isn't 100% fool-proof. I'm still brushing up on Halo Lore and I wrote the majority of this while battling a headache. I can edit anything that might not be totally adherent to the Lore, but I think this should be fine.

Armeia: Nordic/Germanic/Japanese nation with a quite corrupt government and a militaristic society.Sporting Achievements: Emperor's Cup I champions, Emperor's Cup II runner ups, U-18 World Cup I Third Place

Only a basic understanding is needed, such as what the Covenant is and things like that. Willing to give you an overview if you wish, but if you'd rather not the RP then feel free to stop by again if you change your mind.

I love Halo, I am definitely interested in this, just need to touch-up on my knowledge of lore before I app

Above even The Boss

Feel free to contact me about any fantasy, sci-fi, or otherwise futuristic RPs, especially those involving aliens or other non-humans, especially if it is an original universe/idea. I also enjoy Mass Effect, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and many other things that transit to roleplays.

Illan wrote:I love Halo, I am definitely interested in this, just need to touch-up on my knowledge of lore before I app

Sounds good. Just basics would be good enough. Unlikely to delve into any obscure tidbits that only a handful are privy to knowing.

I know my basics, so I believe I'll be fine

Above even The Boss

Feel free to contact me about any fantasy, sci-fi, or otherwise futuristic RPs, especially those involving aliens or other non-humans, especially if it is an original universe/idea. I also enjoy Mass Effect, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and many other things that transit to roleplays.